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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

David Henry Hwang on the intersection of art and identity

David Henry Hwang on the intersection of art and identity

Surita Basu, Staff Reporter November 8, 2019

David Henry Hwang is a playwright, screenwriter, television writer and librettist. His works include plays like “M. Butterfly,” “Chinglish,” “Yellow Face” and “FOB.” His newest stage work,...

Kevin Hines shared his story to provide others hope.

Golden Gate survivor Kevin Hines sparks a dialogue about mental illness

Surita Basu, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

This article contains descriptions of attempted suicide that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers.    “Of the thousands that have died of the Golden Gate Bridge, I am of the one...

Halloween’s 2,000-year-old history

Nathan Lesch, Director of Print November 1, 2019

Halloween is characterized by dressing in costume, eating copious amounts of candy and watching scary movies. However, Halloween’s history is believed to stretch back 2,000 years and includes a variety...

SAGES faculty and Sigma Tau Delta help incarcerated people gain access to books

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor November 1, 2019

Many Case Western Reserve University students forget their old books, leaving them to languish away in a closet or on their parents’ bookshelf. With the internet, it’s easy to forget that books can...

Revisiting the deadly Lackawanna Limited train crash

Halle Rose, Contributing Reporter November 1, 2019

The morning of Aug. 30, 1943, started like any other. Five hundred passengers boarded the Lackawanna Limited passenger train in Hoboken, New Jersey and departed on time, at 9:20 a.m., en route to Buffalo,...

Inaugural AI in oncology symposium

Nihal Manjila, Staff Reporter November 1, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly prevalent in a variety of fields, including medicine. Case Western Reserve University is on the forefront of this movement as it held an inaugural Artificial...

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaking at the inaugural symposium at the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law.

Does EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler dream of coal-powered sheep?

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor October 25, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler walked up to the podium at George Gund Hall to address the inaugural symposium for the Case Western Reserve University Coleman P. Burke...

“ZOMBIE! Run!”

Anna Giubileo, Staff Reporter October 25, 2019

Someone yells to a group of students marked with green bandanas around their arms. In the distance a horde of students, this time with the bandanas tied around their heads, runs towards the first group....

Cleveland mayor’s plan to plant trees should improve air quality

Nathan Lesch, Director of Print October 25, 2019

Air pollution has consistently made Cleveland one of the smoggiest cities in the United States, and earned the Cleveland-Akron-Canton area the number nine spot on the American Lung Association’s “State...

Students bring lecture series to advocate for gender equality in construction

Ryan Yoo October 11, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018 an estimated 1,107 women were working in the construction industry, making up only 9.9 percent of all construction employees. Construction is often...

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